2 Secret Defense Project Workers Hurt in Lab Fire
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WOBURN, Mass. — A flammable liquid ignited Wednesday in a laboratory where work was being done on a classified government defense project, and two workers suffered serious burns, officials said. The liquid caught fire when it came into contact with air, said Joseph Hyman, president of Hycor Inc.
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